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A 22-year-old apprentice electrician has recovered from a first episode of psychosis and is well on aripiprazole. He lives with his parents, has no debts, showers and cooks for himself, and has gone back to trade school two days a week. He tells you the hardest part now is that nobody he knows understands what happened to him; his old friends stopped calling and he is ashamed to tell anyone what the diagnosis was. His mother says she is coping well and does not want anything for herself. Which one of the following community resources best addresses what he has described?
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